Sweden’s Katatonia are set to release their new concert film Sanctitude on 30th March UK & RoW / 31st March USA & Canada / 3rd April Germany.

In September 2013 Kscope released Dethroned & Uncrowned, a reworking of the band's 2012 epic Dead End Kings (originally released on Kscope’s sister label Peaceville). Dethroned & Uncrowned allowed Katatonia the opportunity to explore a more progressive sound, creating new moods and textures while still staying truthful to the core of the original songs.

Katatonia took Dethroned & Uncrowned on the road in Europe for the first time in May 2014 under the moniker ‘Unplugged & Reworked’. They presented an intimate acoustic evening, performing tracks from the album alongside atmospheric classics from their entire career, stripped and reworked. Each venue, on the tour, was carefully chosen for its unique atmosphere. They were joined on guitar & vocals by The Pineapple Thief frontman and songwriter Bruce Soord.

Sanctitude is a concert film filmed and recorded in the stunning candle-lit setting of London’s Union Chapel. The 80 minute set features 17 songs across the albums The Great Cold Distance, Viva Emptiness, Brave Murder Day, Last Fair Deal Gone Down and of course, Dead End Kings / Dethroned & Uncrowned, including fan favourite ‘Teargas’. The show closes with the sublime ‘The One You Are Looking For Is Not Here’ and a special guest appearance by Norwegian vocalist Silje Wergeland of Dutch legends The Gathering.

Katatonia’s Anders Nystrom comments on the release“As a band we set out on uncharted waters but while apprehensive about the journey ahead our intentions couldn't have been more genuine to undertake this beautiful experience. Sailing this project into harbour turned out to be bliss and has ultimately enriched all the members of Katatonia.”

All audio on Sanctitude has been mixed & mastered by Bruce Soord. With artwork once more supplied by long-time visual collaborator Travis Smith.

Tracklisting:DISC 1In The WhiteAmbitionsTeargasGoneA Darkness ComingOne Year From NowThe Racing HeartTonight's MusicSleeperUndo YouLetheanDayIdle BloodUnfurlOmertaEvidenceThe One You Are Looking For Is Not Here

DISC 2Concert Film (80 mins)Documentary `Beyond The Chapel` (66 mins)

Sanctitude is set to be released in four formats;• Blu-ray in 5.1 surround sound plus ‘Beyond The Chapel’ documentary including brand new interviews with Anders Nystrom & Jonas Renkse.• CD/DVD package – audio / visual set including ‘Beyond the Chapel’ documentary.• Double LP (incl. download code)• Digital download (audio)

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New 2 disc set from Steven Wilson featuring unreleased tracks, videos, live recordings and high-resolution audio - available on Blu-ray & CD and CD & DVD - OUT NOW

In February 2013 Steven Wilson released 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)', his third solo album. The album was a huge critical and commercial success, earning numerous 5 star reviews and charting well across the world, debuting at #3 in the German national chart, #28 in the UK top 40, #57 in the US Billboard top 200, #16 in Holland and #17 in Finland.

The Blu-ray and DVD feature the new video for lead track 'Drive Home' along with the video for 'The Raven That Refused To Sing', both directed by Jess Cope. They also include four tracks recorded live in Frankfurt during the recent tour.

In addition, the Blu-ray and DVD feature audio recordings of two previously unreleased tracks, 'The Birthday Party' and an orchestral version of 'The Raven That Refused To Sing'. 'The Birthday Party' was recorded in LA at the same sessions as the tracks that made up the album while the version of 'The Raven That Refused To Sing' is a new mix that strips the track back to just the orchestra and vocals.

All the songs on the Blu-Ray and DVD are mixed in both stereo and 5.1 sound, including the two audio only titles. The audio on the Blu-Ray is full lossless 96/24 throughout. These tracks are also included on the CD, along with the audio from the live tracks and an edit of 'Drive Home'.

Disc 2 - CD:1 Drive Home (Edit) 04:082 The Birthday Party 03:463 The Raven That Refused To Sing (Orchestral Version) 07:294 The Holy Drinker (Live In Frankfurt) 10:255 Insurgentes (Live In Frankfurt) 04:306 The Watchmaker (Live In Frankfurt) 11:527 The Raven That Refused To Sing (Live In Frankfurt) 08:12

Steven Wilson's The Raven that Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) named 'ALBUM OF THE YEAR' at Progressive Music Awards 2013

Steven Wilson was awarded the prestigious album of the year award for his recent masterpiece The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) at the second annual Progressive Music Awards. The awards, organised by Prog magazine, were presented at a ceremony in London's Kew Gardens. Other winners on the night included Marillion (much of who's catalogue is available on Madfish, Kscope's sister label) who were named 'Band of the Year' and Family who won the inaugural 'Storm Thorgerson Grand Design Award' for the 14 CD career spanning boxset.

For more info on The Pineapple Thief's latest album: www.kscopemusic.com/thepineapplethief

Everyone knows that slow and steady wins the race and that the greatest ideas often take a while to sink in. But with a little luck, the planets should eventually align and the world will come around to your way of thinking. The Pineapple Thief's graceful rise to progressive rock glory may have taken over a decade but as Bruce Soord's ever-inventive brainchild gear up to release their latest and greatest studio album it is plain that those years have all been part of a magical evolution.

Formed back in 1999 when the modern prog scene was still in its tentative infancy, The Pineapple Thief provided multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Soord with an outlet for his unerring passion for music. Initially a studio-bound project rather than a fully functioning band, its sound slowly emerged as an idiosyncratic blend of melancholy indie rock and subtly innovative experimentation, with Soord's sublime compositional gifts providing a compelling pulse at its heart."I just wanted to create some music that was my undiluted vision," Soord says today. "I'd spent my life in bands and collaborations and it was never an easy ride. All that consensus building was too bloody stressful if you ask me! Doing a project on my own, I had no one to argue with but myself. At the time, I really had no expectations at all. I didn't even know if anyone would ever hear it. Luckily I got the first album released on a small indie label it did okay, or well enough for me to do another one..."

That debut album, Abducting The Unicorn, could hardly have been timelier. As like-minded artists like Porcupine Tree and Radiohead began to purposefully rehabilitate the notion of rock with a progressive streak, The Pineapple Thief suddenly found an audience, most notably in mainland Europe, and Soord's vision began to resonate with a steadily expanding fan base. Over the years that followed, the band's music grew in stature and with each successive album their reputation as major contenders within this burgeoning underground movement became inarguable.

"I managed to nestle into the 'new wave' of progressive rock, led by Porcupine Tree at the time, although obviously I was pretty tiny in comparison," Soord recalls. "I confess I hated a lot of 'prog rock' at that time but there were still people doing interesting, original stuff. I was desperate to be seen in that light. I remember I got a really decent review in Holland and all of a sudden a little fan base started to emerge. Then the same thing happened in the UK. After I released the 3rd studio album (Variations on a Dream) we were asked to play at a prog rock festival in Whitchurch, Hampshire supporting Caravan. So I got a band together. We turned up at this place and they'd basically taken over the local secondary school! We played to a packed house and the queue to our merch stand after the show was huge. That was the moment that I realised this was actually a band people listened to, not just my lonely, isolated little studio project."

Newly reincarnated as a bona fide live band, The Pineapple Thief forged ahead, releasing a series of widely acclaimed and I increasingly dynamic albums that repeatedly reaffirmed their growing confidence and laudably distinctive take on emotionally-charged art rock. After signing with Kscope in 2007, just as the modern prog scene truly hit its stride, they released their seventh album Tightly Unwound in 2008 and began to dedicate themselves more to live performance with frequent tours and festival appearances contributing greatly to the perception that this band were coming of age. The true breakthrough came in 2010 when The Pineapple Thief released the magnificent Someone Here Is Missing: truly the culmination of all Bruce Soord's hard work and determination over the preceding decade, it showcased a now vibrant and classy band -- featuring keyboard maestro Steve Kitch, bassist Jon Sykes and drummer Keith Harrison alongside Soord's unmistakable voice and guitar playing - at the peak of their powers.

"When we moved to Kscope, I felt I finally had a platform to get my music out there to compete with the big boys," says the frontman. "But if I was honest, we hadn't yet released a world class record. After 7 albums, I wanted to tread new ground with SHIM. I wanted to make it harder, more immediate and certainly more energetic. Then we had the cover art created by Storm Thorgerson, everything came together and I felt we were getting a lot more respect. The release did piss off a few of our old school fans who perhaps wanted a more traditional Pineapple Thief sound, but we got a load more fans than we lost. And anyway, a band has to progress. Not everyone is going to share my journey...although why the hell they wouldn't is beyond me!"

For more info on Engineers's latest album: www.kscopemusic.com/engineers

The band was formed in London in 2003 by singer/guitarist Simon Phipps, bassist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Peters, bassist/guitarist Dan MacBean, and drummer Andrew Sweeney. After the release of their second album Three Fact Fader in 2009, MacBean and Sweeney left the band, and were replaced by Ulrich Schnauss, bassist Daniel Land, and drummer Matthew Linley. Engineers' sound has been described as "hazy, ethereal, and atmospheric," and the band often cites the works of Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Spiritualized, and Pink Floyd as influences

ANATHEMA began their journey as pioneers of melodic heavy music, influencing a myriad of bands to follow them, before outgrowing all genres and limitations as they fearlessly explored new territory and ways to express feelings through sound.

For more info on Anathema's latest album: www.kscopemusic.com/anathema

"As far as music that you can really feel goes, Anathema are streets ahead of just about any other band in the world" - Kerrang!

Formed in Liverpool in the early 90's, the band's musical vision has continually evolved over the ensuing years while always remaining true to their original goal of creating forward thinking, meaningful, passionate and honest music. With each release they move beyond the boundaries of limited scenes and pigeon holes, creating a complex and emotive atmospheric sound.

Countless world tours have built up a very loyal international fan base and the "Natural Disaster" tour saw them playing hundreds of shows in over 30 countries.The line-up is really a collective of two families, who were quite simply born to play music. Anathema consists of brothers Vincent, Daniel and Jamie Cavanagh, alongside childhood friends John Douglas and his sister Lee, who is an incredible singer in her own right. The line-up is completed by Les Smith, who beings much in the way of production expertise to the band. There is a deep bond in the group that transcends usual band politics, ego and avarice. They have a shared vision and are about to take the band to a whole new level. Anathema are currently working on an album of brand new material. A multi coloured, multi layered work of unbridled emotion, passion and intensity, it is set to be an album beyond all expectations!